When it comes to affordable healthcare and prescription drugs, President Trump and the Republicans are forcing the American people to swallow a raw deal. They have voted to dismantle protections for preexisting conditions. They have voted…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 185. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote

I am here today for my 206th ``Time to Wake Up'' speech. For colleagues who may be having a hard time keeping up with the ethical scandals swirling around Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, I thought today I would…

as a young man, I lived with my father while he served as U.S. Ambassador to Laos. I came to know it as a heartbreakingly beautiful country, with lovely, kind people, into which our international contest with communism violently intruded…

With the support of another tremendous woman, Senator Capito, we were able to pass the STAR Act.

we would really like to find a way to adjust that.

It is important to us in coastal States, because some of the more traditional materials don't survive well in salt water.

the disparity between coastal and inland funding under the Corps Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Account.

I really think what we need to do is look instead of short funding, continue to work with Amtrak to find ways to be more innovative and find ways to increase and improve efficiency.

Can you give us some examples about how critical this funding is to your operations?

But then yesterday, we were a bit disappointed when we found that DOT decided to change course and make available only the $250 million for PTC implementation.

The state of good repair of a railroad, Mr. Gardner, is that a safety concern for Amtrak operations?

Today National Security Advisor John Bolton eliminated the position of special assistant to the President and cybersecurity adviser. I could not more strongly disagree with that decision. As the co-chair of the Congressional Cybersecurity…

You made that limited amount of funding available yesterday. You decided that PTC was important, but not important enough to give more than $250 million to it.

You could have made all of the appropriated funding available for PTC, if you wanted to.

The Administration's fiscal year 2019 budget proposed deep cuts to Amtrak funding and asked States to put more skin in the game.

If PTC is the critical issue and if safety is the most important issue, why did you not go ahead and make as much funding available as you thought could be absorbed?

Thank you, Chairman Collins, not only for holding this important hearing, but also for your extraordinary leadership, generosity, and kindness.